Health Policy and Management
The Master of Business Administration/Master of Public Health dual degree program is offered by the Health Sector Management Program in the School of Management and the Health Policy & Management Department in the School of Public Health.
The MBA/MPH is an accelerated, full-time program leading to the award of both the MBA and the MPH degrees in two years, including summers.
MBA/MPH in Health Policy and Management
The goal of this rigorous program is to provide students with a solid foundation in both management and public health in an integrated, structured curriculum that focuses on the U.S. health care system. Students will develop managerial skills and knowledge along with a public health care systems approach and be prepared for a variety of managerial roles within the U.S. health care system. The dual degree requires a total of 80 credits, 43 from the School of Management, 34 credits from the School of Public Health, and 3 elective credits earned in either School.
MBA Program Components
During the first year, MBA/MPH HPM candidates will take 33 credits of MBA core courses and a 3-credit course in the Health Sector Management program. These courses include the basic MBA skill set. During the summer after the first year, a required internship through the Health Sector Management program will be completed along with 2–6 credits of MPH coursework. In the second year, students will take two additional Health Sector Management courses (to include HM 710) at the School of Management and the career portfolio program, for a total of 43 credits across the two years.
MPH Program Components
Dual degree candidates begin their School of Public Health coursework during the summer after the first year, taking between 2 and 6 credits at that time. MBA/MPH students are required to take 4 core courses in the School of Public Health. Due to overlapping coursework in the MBA curriculum, two core MPH requirements, Biostatistics and Health Policy & Management, are satisfied by School of Management coursework.
Core courses required; students must earn a B- or better:
- SPH EP 711 Epidemiologic methods (3 credits)
- SPH EH 708 Introduction to Environmental Health (2 credits)
- SPH LW 751 Public Health Law (4 credits) or SPH LW 707 (2 credits)
- SPH SB 721 Social and Behavioral Science for Public Health (3 credits)
Health Policy and Management concentration requirements (18 credits):
- One course meeting the research paper requirement (PM 736, PM 776, PM 840, PM 834)
- A culminating experience course (PM 776, PM 827, PM 834, PM 840)
- Additional courses with approval of program manager.
- 3-credit elective in either School.
MBA/MPH Health Policy and Management students will fulfill the required public health practicum requirement through the School of Management required Health Sector Management Internship. This summer internship requirement includes 400 hours of on-site work. If the MBA is being completed through a program other than the standard full-time track, then dual degree students must fulfill the field practice placement through an SPH practicum.
Applications
Applicants must apply simultaneously to the School of Public Health and the School of Management. Separate application to both Schools is required. For further information, contact:
Health Sector Management Program
Boston University School of Management
595 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
617-353-2670
smghcmp@bu.edu
Department of Health Policy & Management
School of Public Health
Victoria Parker
Associate Professor
vaparker@bu.edu
Department of International Health
School of Public Health
Taryn Vian
Assistant Professor
tvian@bu.edu
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